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Peter White Public Library looks for exhibit proposals

By ALEXANDRIA BOURNONVILLE Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — It’s official: the City of Marquette Office of Arts and Culture and the Peter White Public Library are now accepting exhibit proposals for the 2025 season of the Public Gallery Program. The program aims to provide an exhibit space that is inclusive and accessible for artists and audiences alike. Artists and curators from all walks of life, ages and backgrounds are encouraged to submit their exhibit proposals free of charge. Two distinct gallery spaces located in the PWPL — the Deo Gallery and the Huron ...

Lee Crothers

MARQUETTE, MI- Lee Raymond Crothers, 75, of Marquette, died Saturday, January 20, 2023, at UP Health System-Marquette. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral & Cremation Services.

Iowa’s silver lining

No question that a 30-point victory for Trump was not the ideal outcome of the Iowa caucuses. Voters have only two opportunities to prevent the return to power of a Putin-besotted, antisemite-praising, Constitution-terminating, multiple felony indictee — the primaries and the general. It would have been better if Trump had been rebuked early and hard by Republican voters. But that was not to be. Once the first indictment was handed down in New York in the hush money for porn star case, the die was cast. The party faithful -- partly because the Bragg indictment was legally shaky and ...

Sports look

Subject to change ------------------ Today ------------------ High school wrestling Marquette, Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood, Gwinn, Munising at U.P. Championships meet, at Marquette, 9:30 a.m. ------------------ High school hockey Negaunee at Sault Ste. Marie Showcase, opponent and time TBD Manistique at Grand Rapids Christian, time TBD ------------------ NMU events Hockey: vs. St. Thomas, at Berry Events Center, 6:07 p.m. Women’s & men’s swimming: vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, at PEIF pool, 1 p.m. Men’s & women’s nordic skiing: NMU Central Collegiate Ski ...

Carl Tooles

LAS VEGAS, NV- Carl passed away suddenly Jan 10 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born in Ishpeming on Feb 21 1948. Carl leaves behind his wife Delcine,daughters Halli,Erin,Paula brother Peter Leanes, sister Staci Like and granddaughters Olivia and Kaylee. He was proceeded in death by his parents Peter and Gladys Leanes, brother Ted Tooles and brother David Leanes. Carl was an organ donor and was able to give the gift of life to others. No services will be held at this time.

Struggling with child care? Consider attending this session

If affordable and available housing is the number-one community-level problem facing many people in Superiorland, especially young people and families, affordable and available child care might rank a close number two. Most of us know of young people and families struggling with the issue: ...